Warrior: Jonathan Varro

Age: 30

Occupation: Management

Why did you join Wimp 2 Warrior?

What are you looking forward to on Fight Night?

Jonathan: "Having a great time, seeing how everyone performs, not getting choked out in the first 30 seconds."

What's your favourite part of the program?

Jonathan: "The people, looking forward to waking up in the morning."

What would you say to other participants thinking of joining the program?

Jonathan: "Do it, it's worth it."

Tell us a little about yourself.

Jonathan: "Born and raised in Calgary. Had a cousin who was into Muay Thai (and still is) who introduced me to the sport 10 years ago when I was just starting university for accounting. Enjoyed it but eventually got too busy to really put much time into martial arts so I wasn’t involved for many years. Got back into the sport casually about a year or two ago as a way to de-stress after work. Bounced from gym to gym for a little while but didn’t always have a particularly good time. Eventually found myself at Champion's Creed and I found that I really enjoyed the environment and the community spirit. Growing up, I was always much more into intellectual pursuits so I don’t have much experience in competitive sports. When the coaches announced this Wimp 2 Warrior program, I was very interested because it was a great way to get that experience and try something completely different. Never tried Jiu-Jitsu or wrestling until this program. Striking is where it’s at.

As for a bio, I’m a Vice President of a utility company also in Calgary and just about to jump into an MBA program. My background has always been numbers, sports cars, and building computers. Bit of a techie. Been a ballroom dancer for the last 14 years. Really miss giving up drinking for this program because I make a killer bottle of wine."

“Very friendly environment, love training here. The coaches explain things thoroughly, make things easy to understand, and there are experienced fighters who will give you tips during the training sessions. Also, you can get a killer workout if you want that.” -Alexander Danilov

“The experience has been so positive, in fact, that now I have two children enrolled here.” -Rick Landry